VesselsChinese16th-17th century

Small Covered Jar with Decoration of Three Auspicious Emblems Set against a Landscape of Towering Mountains and Rolling Waves

mid 16th-early 17th century, Wanli period

Classification

Vessels

Medium

"Wucai" ware: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze red, green, and yellow enamels, the bowstring-line borders painted in underglaze cobalt blue. Probably from the kilns at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 20 x Diam. 15 cm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.) (with cover)

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